The Bachelor Boss (O'Rourke Family 3) by Julianna Morris

Author:Julianna Morris [Morris, Julianna]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Contemporary, Romance, Fiction, Forever Love, Adult, Tycoon, Millionaire, O'Rourke Family, Silhouette Romance, Classic, Bachelor, Single Woman, Office Promotion, Decade Ago, Intimate Kiss, Prim & Proper, Off-Limits, Project, Co-Workers, Boss
ISBN: 9781474011723
Google: Uq6sBAAAQBAJ
Publisher: Silhouette Romance Classic
Published: 2014-06-15T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Seven

Before Neil could ask Libby what was wrong, she shrugged. “I see,” she murmured. “Do you want to talk about the market analysis for Endicott?”

He wanted to know why she looked so disappointed, yet at the same time he didn’t want to know why her good opinion mattered so much to him. It was just like the other night; she’d said goodbye very politely, then thanked him for being nice to her parents.

What had she expected, he’d be rude to them?

Was that why she’d been so reluctant to have lunch with her mom and dad? He’d spent hours wondering what she’d meant about being “nice,” when he should have been thinking about other things.

“Actually, I just heard from Kane,” Neil said. “He likes our ideas on setting up the division. And we have accounts established now for the B and B project, so we can go ahead and start acquiring properties and contracting for the necessary work.”

Libby nodded, her face showing no emotion whatsoever. “That’s good. I talked to Endicott Construction this morning. They’re interested in a contract for Huckleberry House as long as we get a restoration specialist to consult with them. Have you decided anything about the other two houses? I presume we’re going ahead on Huckleberry House since both the market report and structural analysis were positive.”

He remained silent for a long minute.

“Neil?”

“Yeah, I’ve made up my mind.”

It probably wasn’t the best decision to acquire all three properties in Endicott, so he’d decided to take the largest two for the company, and keep the third as a weekend retreat unless they decided it would be needed.

The thought of something so rural would have dismayed him before he’d gone on that scouting trip with Libby, but he was seeing things differently now. There was a peace in the mountains, a flow of natural rhythms that were older than the ice-capped peaks, and just as strong.

He could always sell or lease the house if he changed his mind, or discovered he didn’t use it. Giving into an impulse of the moment wasn’t like him, but he’d never experienced a more erotic moment than when he’d eaten that huckleberry, warm and scented from Libby’s breast.

Damn.

Neil groaned silently. No matter how often he swore he wouldn’t think about their kiss, he couldn’t stop remembering. If Libby knew she’d slap his face so hard she’d hurt her hand, then say something sarcastic about his obsession with sex. He didn’t know, maybe men did think about sex more than women.

“And…?” Libby prompted, yanking him back to the cool sterility of his office. “Which ones are we buying?”

“Huckleberry House and the place on Salish street,” he murmured. “I can’t believe we’re getting them for so little.”

“You still wanted to dicker the price down further.”

“Yeah, but I shut up when you kicked me.”

A light pink flush spread across her cheeks. “I just thought…that is, we’re supposed to be thinking about community revitalization as well as starting the line of inns, so it didn’t seem like a good idea to get sticky about an already fair price.

Download

Copyright Disclaimer:
This site does not store any files on its server. We only index and link to content provided by other sites. Please contact the content providers to delete copyright contents if any and email us, we'll remove relevant links or contents immediately.